diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f74b921cab..bf85dd8399 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4724,7 +4724,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "node-launchpad"
-version = "0.3.17"
+version = "0.3.18"
 dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "better-panic",
diff --git a/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml b/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
index c25a818373..c92f499ab4 100644
--- a/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Node Launchpad"
 name = "node-launchpad"
-version = "0.3.17"
+version = "0.3.18"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
diff --git a/release-cycle-info b/release-cycle-info
index 1bc2281ec8..b7fbab14d3 100644
--- a/release-cycle-info
+++ b/release-cycle-info
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 release-year: 2024
 release-month: 10
 release-cycle: 1
-release-cycle-counter: 2
+release-cycle-counter: 3